Hi Tide Bar and Grill

"We loved the homey and welcoming nature of the bartenders and regulars. We didn't feel out of place while visiting from our of town."

"Bartender was awesome, she was waiting tables taking orders making drinks holding at least three different conversations. I was thoroughly entertained. Tea is really good here, I got the chicken tenders they were also quite good. Would definitely eat here again."

"I recently had the unique and in many ways indescribable experience of finding myself at the Hi Tide Tavern in Port Orchard, a place that exists not merely as a location but as an idea suspended somewhere between the concrete and the abstract. To say that I was there would be accurate, but to say what exactly "there" is would be to oversimplify, perhaps even diminish, the fullness of the encounter. Because what the Hi Tide Tavern offers is not so much a product, nor exactly a service, but something else altogether--something that cannot be easily captured by conventional metrics such as food, drink, decor, or atmosphere, though all of those elements may or may not be present to one degree or another. The journey itself was part of the story, though describing it would only raise more questions than it answers. Suffice it to say, I arrived, as one does, with expectations that were neither met nor unmet, but instead rearranged into an entirely new category of outcomes I had never previously considered. The entrance revealed what one might call a door, though whether it was simply a means of passage or a threshold into a broader interpretation of tavernhood remains a point of contemplation. Inside, things happened. People were there, and in being there, they were both participants and observers in the larger narrative of the Hi Tide Tavern. Time seemed to move, though whether forward, backward, or sideways, I cannot say with certainty. Sounds existed, certainly, though describing them would unfairly privilege some vibrations over others. The lighting was present, but not absent, casting shadows that were as meaningful as the illuminated objects they defined. At some point, I may or may not have encountered food, and beverages may have been involved. Were they good? Were they bad? To answer would be to miss the point. What matters is not what they were, but that they were. One could argue that they fulfilled their purpose, though to define what that purpose is would require an authority far greater than mine. The staff, if indeed they were staff and not simply fellow wanderers in the same experiential corridor, played roles that were simultaneously obvious and mysterious. They interacted in ways that could be called service but might equally be interpreted as performance art, ritual, or simply the natural order of things unfolding as they must. As for the patrons, their presence gave the place a quality of being populated, which I imagine is what taverns are generally known for. They seemed to be engaged in acts of consumption, conversation, or contemplation, though the balance between these activities is difficult to measure with precision. Leaving was much like arriving, only in reverse and yet not quite the same. The Hi Tide Tavern, having been visited, became less of a destination and more of an imprint--something that lingers, perhaps not in memory, but in some adjacent mental territory where recollection and imagination blur together. So if you are considering going to the Hi Tide Tavern in Port Orchard, I can say with confidence that you will either find exactly what you are looking for, something entirely different, or possibly nothing at all. And in that ambiguity lies the true essence of the place."

"I've been here a few times And always had a good time. Food is great service is good. It was a good lunch date."

"I love going here on girls night. Jukebox, pool,darts, outside sitting area and nice stiff drinks. Not watered down at all. The food is well worth trying out. The patrons are laid back and I never noticed any drama. Great people to converse with, dance with or just flirt with. It's always been a fun time at the Hi Tide for me and my ladies."

"Great atmosphere local bar seems like it's been around for a long time great food great view of Bremerton looking forward to going back again"